Aug 28, 2020 | Opinion, Personal Stories
The first thing I wrote in my journal this morning was “God, I am sad and weary.” Over the past few days, ultimately over the past few months, there has just been so much visceral hate. The hate stems from racism, the hate stems from the pigment in...
Aug 25, 2020 | Opinion, Personal Stories
Learning to love yourself…..what does that even mean? It is tossed around in quotes, on TED talks, in self-improvement books but do we really have any clue as to what it means? Did we ever love ourselves? Did we ever think we were perfectly fine the way...
Aug 21, 2020 | Opinion, Personal Stories
Who would you like to sit with on this park bench? I am not the first to ask this question and I definitely will not be the last. Some people look at this park bench and think they would like to talk to a world leader, a movie star or a loved one who has passed on. We...
Aug 6, 2020 | Opinion, Personal Stories
I had a friend stop by for a visit yesterday and during the course of this pandemic she has exposed herself to many media sources and has developed some new opinions, many I don’t agree with but it is not my place to judge her or her information. What I did...
May 28, 2020 | Opinion, Personal Stories
White people…yeah you…this message is for you!! Stop being surprised…. Stop being surprised by racism Stop being surprised by systemic racism Stop being surprised by white privilege Stop being surprised by police brutality toward black and brown...